H menu description
H-Menu is a fully configurable launcher, yet it remains invisible until activated with the mouse.

H-Menu is a fully configurable launcher, yet it remains invisible until activated with the mouse.

Have everything you need just a click away and say goodbye to the START button and a cluttered Desktop.

Animated Toolbars appear on contact with the screen’s edge, up to
two per side.

H-Menu also supports the use of Cascading Menus and Multimedia capabilities.

Screen settings can be changed as you launch programs, or use the tray icon, where you can also access Menu-bars, Dial-Up connections, Sound controls, End Windows Session, Change Screen with a single click.

Customise H-Menu with animation effects and Separators to group items together.

The number of Buttons per Bar and their size can be configured and you can use your own bitmaps as backgrounds.
Also you can create many sets of Buttonbars under different user names and groups, then navigate between them with links on each of the Buttonbar groups.

Try H-Menu and you will be surprised at the improvement it makes to using Windows.

H-Menu is a launchpad: There are many, but
H-Menu is different from anything you've seen before!
H-Menu hides at the 4 edges of your screen, its button bars at the ready.
The bars appear when you make mouse contact with any of the screen borders.
Favourite programs, documents, pictures, Internet sites, email addresses, etc,
can then be started at the click of a button.

Here are some key features of "H menu":

· easy-to-learn, easy-to-use point&click program operation
· most functions are only one mouse-click away
· point&click buttons to execute any Windows action
· fast tooltips for both configuration and launch buttons
· handy right-click context menus to configure items and access all functions
· easy navigation between the various configuration windows at the press of a button
· special link buttons for fast switching to different Users or Groups
· simple shortcuts to perform the most important functions

· easy-to-learn, easy-to-use items management
· easy creation of new items
· cut, copy, paste, replace, delete items
· store and retrieve deleted items
· insert previously saved items
· all this from a handy context menu, or from inside the shell itself
· drag&drop supported throughout
· easily re-arrange your buttons (manual or auto)
· fast check for incorrect items (manual or auto)

· easy-to-learn, easy-to-use program configuration
· define the activation area of the bars
· fine-tune the behaviour (response) of the bars
· extra toggle options:
· H-Menu always on top
· display of info window when launching a program
· use of mouse click first, or the SHIFT key to activate the bars
· lock H-Menu (simple protection to avoid undesired changes)

· easy-to-learn, easy-to-use comprehensive program customisation
· up to 8 button bars possible at the screen edges
· toolbar animation, so bars appear in a cool way on the screen
· set type and speed of animation
· 5 different types of animation (blinds, slide, spread, fan1, fan2)
· define your own maximum number of buttons on each bar
· choose your own background for the bars and buttons
· select individual icons for each button and Separator and set their size
· select a mouse cursor from any on your system

· easy-to-learn, easy-to-use multimedia functions
· play soundfiles and playlists, your own and m3u
· launch programs with the sound of your choice
· create MusicButtons configured to only play a soundfile or playlist
· support for asf, mp3, cda, wav; wax, mid, midi, qt, snd, enc, au, ai, wma and rmi
· full access to sound properties and functions from the tray icon
· drag and drop soundfiles and playlists
· make a bar-button a CD Player based on your default player application
· handy keyboard shortcuts to sound properties

· easy-to-use productivity tool to organise and launch Windows programs
· In many ways, H-Menu is your hassle-free, user-friendly Windows program manager, your Start Buddy.
· any Windows Executable, Shortcut or Link can be configured into a H-Menu button
· change screen settings when launching programs with special display requirements
· option to enter parameters for programs before launch
· choose the way the programs are launched (normal, minimised, maximised, hidden)
· insert Separators to group and categorise your items, choose & scale their icons
· create different groups of bars for different categories of programs
· configure buttons to help you navigate the Internet, send emails, etc.

· easy and complete integration with Windows
· drag&drop shortcuts directly from the Windows Explorer, or IE
· get rid of the clutter on your desktop (H-Menu is truly invisible running on all borders)
· deactivate H-Menu with one mouse click or after launch of a program
· create different groupings of button bars for the different users of your system
· quick & easy access to the Windows system functions
· hide / show Desktop
· activate Screen Saver
· change screen settings on the fly
· activate Windows Display Properties
· activate Windows Run dialog
· activate Windows Control Panel
· log off, restart or shutdown Windows (very handy fast keyboard shortcuts)

· Multi-lingual!
· You can even create your own Language Module.

· Freeware!


What's New in This Release:

· Changed H_menu into H-Menu for compatability with my new Home Page: http://www.H-Menu.com
· Introduced Popup-Menus (like the Windows Start Menu)
· Folders on a bar can act like the Start Menu
· You can define what files you want to see when clicking this folder button.
· To do this type your selection[s] Into the textbox 'Parameters'